

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Sunderland win with a probability of 41.29%. A win for Blackburn Rovers had a probability of 33.92% and a draw had a probability of 24.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sunderland win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.83%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (8.56%) and 0-2 (6.51%). The likeliest Blackburn Rovers win was 2-1 (7.88%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.6%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 4.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Sunderland would win this match.
| Result | ||
| Blackburn Rovers | Draw | Sunderland |
| 33.92% ( | 24.79% ( | 41.29% ( |
| Both teams to score 58.03% ( |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
| 54.89% ( | 45.1% ( |
| Over 3.5 | Under 3.5 |
| 32.55% ( | 67.45% ( |
| Blackburn Rovers Goals |
| Over 0.5 | Under 0.5 |
| 74.25% ( | 25.75% ( |
| Over 1.5 | Under 1.5 | ||||||||
| 39.32% ( | 60.68% ( |
| Sunderland Goals |
| Over 0.5 | Under 0.5 |
| 78.16% ( | 21.84% ( |
| Over 1.5 | Under 1.5 | ||||||||
| 44.93% ( | 55.07% ( |
| Score Analysis |
| Blackburn Rovers | Draw | Sunderland |
| 2-1 @ 7.88% ( 1-0 @ 7.63% ( 2-0 @ 5.18% ( 3-1 @ 3.56% ( 3-2 @ 2.71% ( 3-0 @ 2.34% ( 4-1 @ 1.21% ( 4-2 @ 0.92% ( Other @ 2.5% Total : 33.92% | 1-1 @ 11.6% ( 2-2 @ 5.99% ( 0-0 @ 5.62% ( 3-3 @ 1.37% ( Other @ 0.19% Total : 24.78% | 1-2 @ 8.83% ( 0-1 @ 8.56% ( 0-2 @ 6.51% ( 1-3 @ 4.48% ( 0-3 @ 3.3% ( 2-3 @ 3.04% ( 1-4 @ 1.7% ( 0-4 @ 1.26% ( 2-4 @ 1.16% ( Other @ 2.46% Total : 41.29% |
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Leeds UnitedLeeds | 44 | 27 | 13 | 4 | 89 | 29 | 60 | 94 |
| 2 | Burnley | 44 | 26 | 16 | 2 | 61 | 15 | 46 | 94 |
| 3 | Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd | 44 | 27 | 7 | 10 | 60 | 35 | 25 | 86 |
| 4 | Sunderland | 44 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 58 | 41 | 17 | 76 |
| 5 | Bristol City | 44 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 57 | 49 | 8 | 67 |
| 6 | Coventry CityCoventry | 44 | 19 | 9 | 16 | 62 | 57 | 5 | 66 |
| 7 | Middlesbrough | 44 | 18 | 9 | 17 | 64 | 54 | 10 | 63 |
| 8 | Millwall | 44 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 45 | 46 | -1 | 63 |
| 9 | Blackburn RoversBlackburn | 44 | 18 | 8 | 18 | 50 | 46 | 4 | 62 |
| 10 | West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom | 44 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 52 | 44 | 8 | 60 |
| 11 | Swansea CitySwansea | 44 | 17 | 9 | 18 | 48 | 52 | -4 | 60 |
| 12 | Watford | 44 | 16 | 8 | 20 | 51 | 58 | -7 | 56 |
| 13 | Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds | 44 | 15 | 11 | 18 | 58 | 67 | -9 | 56 |
| 14 | Norwich CityNorwich | 44 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 67 | 66 | 1 | 53 |
| 15 | Queens Park RangersQPR | 44 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 52 | 58 | -6 | 53 |
| 16 | Portsmouth | 44 | 14 | 10 | 20 | 56 | 69 | -13 | 52 |
| 17 | Stoke CityStoke | 44 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 45 | 60 | -15 | 50 |
| 18 | Preston North EndPreston | 44 | 10 | 19 | 15 | 45 | 55 | -10 | 49 |
| 19 | Oxford UnitedOxford Utd | 44 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 44 | 62 | -18 | 49 |
| 20 | Hull City | 44 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 43 | 52 | -9 | 48 |
| 21 | Derby CountyDerby | 44 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 47 | 56 | -9 | 46 |
| 22 | Luton TownLuton | 44 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 41 | 64 | -23 | 46 |
| 23 | Cardiff CityCardiff | 44 | 9 | 16 | 19 | 46 | 69 | -23 | 43 |
| 24 | Plymouth ArgylePlymouth | 44 | 10 | 13 | 21 | 48 | 85 | -37 | 43 |
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